Sample Velier Long Pond 2006 Vale Royal VRW 12yr 62,5% 3cl

The first of four reviews of Velier’s recent National Rums of Jamaica series, these are four rums distilled at Long Pond in Jamaica, which unfortunately recently burned down. Happily, the stills were not affected by the fire, so in a short decade we should hopefully be drinking our doses of funk again.

The four showcase different styles of rum produced by Long Pond, and have different ester counts and taste profiles. Vale Royal has the lowest ester count of the four, and by all accounts it’s the least challenging. Seems like a good place to start.